ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تَنْخْوَاه (tanxwāh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ən.xäː˦/, /t̪ən.kʰäː˦/

Noun

ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹ • (tanxāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling تنخواہ)

  1. pay, salary, wages
    Synonym: ਵੇਤਨ (vetan)

Declension

Declension of ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹ
singular plural
direct ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹ (tanxāh) ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹਾਂ (tanxāhā̃)
oblique ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹ (tanxāh) ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹਾਂ (tanxāhā̃)
vocative ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੇ (tanxāhe) ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੋ (tanxāho)
ablative ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੋਂ (tanxāhõ) —
locative ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੇ (tanxāhe) ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੀਂ (tanxāhī̃)
instrumental ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੇ (tanxāhe) ਤਨਖ਼ਾਹੀਂ (tanxāhī̃)

Further reading

  • Bashir, Kanwal (2012), “تنخواہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
  • “ਤਨਖਾਹ”, in Mahan Kosh [ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Languages Department of Punjab, 2026
  • “ਤਨਖਾਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
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